# Accident 20050616010619A: Cessna 150M, Panama City, FL, June 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2005, 14:40 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Panama City-Bay County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2119° N, 85.6828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2119&lon=-85.6828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45372, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45372-2008-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,027 total, 65 in this make and model, 223 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050616010619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT DROPPED A BANNER IN THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE THRESHOLD FOR RUNWAY 5 AT PFN AIRPORT. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED A TURN TO FINAL AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A BLACK EYE AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL05CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA099), Jun 16, 2005: Cessna 150M (N45372), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude while on final approach with a tailwind, which resulted in an undershoot of the runway.

## Other reports on N45372 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790917025229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917025229A), Sep 17, 1979: Cessna 150 (N45372), Andytown, FL, Substantial damage. Engine failed due to fuel exhaustion.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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